While on Vacation (where I’ve been) are you letting go of technology?

I feel lost now without talking on the IPhone, checking whose in what movie I just saw, or looking at all free shipping deals on the world wide web! Without my IPhone, IPad, or laptop, I am left to actually feel less stressful and happier (to be honest).

When our electricity went out due to one of the latest summer thunderstorms, I pulled a solid freak out for everyone to see; we didn’t HAVE THE INTERNET, OH NO! This can’t be I exclaimed, how would I ever survive? I couldn’t believe I had this kind of attitude and I couldn’t believe I was telling the cable employee in hot Texas that I was hungry but that I put off breakfast because I had, just had to get the Internet problem solved AND FAST.

My stepson was freaking out too! I told him just hold on- you will find out what the weather is going to be like for your fishing adventures later. It’s called The Weather Channel. Look it up, for all of our sakes. I wanna know if were having severe weather here too.

So while I haven’t actually been on vacation, I’ve been at home with all four of my kids full time; entertaining, sous cheffing and instructing and being the all-around concierge with 24 hour food service available. It’s incredible: Mom’s who stay home absolutely should demand a salary from the federal government. Gay married couples have healthy marriage rights now, we’ll gosh darn it, pay us Stay-at-Home Mom’s something so that our kids today have more of the healthy values we all once cherished once upon a time.

Today was my stepson’s (and I don’t often refer to him as “stepson” often, I just call him our son) tour and possible interview with a boarding school; another smallish to-do task on my BIG to-do list. No biggie. Oh did I mention all four kids are home from school? Oh I did, I’m sorry. This keep coming in the door while I’m blogging, pretending I’m not busy. This is totally stressful which has not left me with a whole lot of time to do anything else, which is at best okay because I love, just love being with my children all day (NOT).

I’m going to be completely honest: they all don’t get along well, all day together. Yes, most of the time but sometimes it’s actually better to separate them into organized age groups and give them hard responsibilities and actually have them stick to those responsibilities!! Is Peace possible?

I certainly DO NOT expect my 3.5 year olds to pull weeds in the garden or the driveway but believe me I’ve tried to get them to do it! (they actually like doing this sort of activity) Short of asking my older kids to head to Splitsville USA and have them be attacked by a mountain lion or much worse a bear (we’ve had them in the neighborhood) I just assume tell them to go outside and wash the car or the dog and don’t bother me for a while. Go have a Popsicle.

I’m sorry but I am a 39 year old adult and teenagers do get on my nerves. I wanna know how many times can you actually say “like” in a sentence?

Readers you will get me back in good writer form on Monday or Tuesday morning when my kids arrive at camp: this is exciting! Yeah for me! Yeah for Mom! The twins Peace and quiet will be here and then the tears will come because the insanity went right out the door. My organized chaos-gone. I will survive I tell myself and in two more months they will be back in school full time and I tell myself to enjoy this time alone because it won’t last long. Happy Summer People!